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as we all know, he has spent countless hours here on the floor educating, exhorting senators on budget issues, driving home his points by displaying a seemingly endless array of charts and graphs. indeed, i would note that in 2001, the committee on rules and administration assigned senator conrad his own printing equipment because he was producing more charts than all of his colleagues combined. the other day we had this so-called secret santa that senator franken had established here in which we draw names out of a hat and we exchange these little -- little gifts here. and you never know who's going to give you a gift. you know who you're giving to but you don't know who's giving to you. well, it turned out that my gift giver was senator conrad. so i got a nice little -- a bo book, but most importantly, i got three charts. [laughter] and they were -- they were charts from the 2008 farm bill that we both worked on and which i was chairman of at that time. and i just thought that was a great gift, both to get some of his charts but the charts pertaining to a major piece of legislation t
as we all know, he has spent countless hours here on the floor educating, exhorting senators on budget issues, driving home his points by displaying a seemingly endless array of charts and graphs. indeed, i would note that in 2001, the committee on rules and administration assigned senator conrad his own printing equipment because he was producing more charts than all of his colleagues combined. the other day we had this so-called secret santa that senator franken had established here in which...
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the children's access to education. if it means to forfeit the race, it just shows how important education is to many, many families. >> and then the african-american groups, if they check the box, if might mean itmy be more difficult, let's just say. some of the examples for many of these would-be students, these students applying to go to schools right now, whether it works for them or against them? >> right, especially at the top-performing schools. asians are no longer the minority. in fact, in some schools they're in fact the majority of students on campus. we see how race becomes a broader conversation. it's not just what race means in a broader context but what does it mean to you. we're now at a point where we're asking people to define themselves. the way you looked is what you were. you may look this way but you want to honor this part of your heritage. you people like vin diesel who called him a harmony baby. or tiger woods who calls himself caucasian. >> criticism of affirmative action and the concept is as
the children's access to education. if it means to forfeit the race, it just shows how important education is to many, many families. >> and then the african-american groups, if they check the box, if might mean itmy be more difficult, let's just say. some of the examples for many of these would-be students, these students applying to go to schools right now, whether it works for them or against them? >> right, especially at the top-performing schools. asians are no longer the...
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senator kohl is also passionate about education. he founded the herb kohl educational achievement award program which provides grants and scholarships to seniors and teachers in schools across wisconsin. he donated $25 million to the university of michigan to build a state-of-the-art facility, the kohl center. since elected in 1988, herb kohl has been a champion for public education fighting to give students the tools they need to succeed in the modern workforce. he's made fighting crime in wisconsin and across the nation a priority, advancing investments in antidrug and antigang programs. he's worked to reduce juvenile crime and ensure private funding of state and local public agencies. he's been a strong voice for the wisconsin dairy farmers, a valued member of the judiciary committee, banking kph-lt, -- committee and the special committee on aging and done so much for the aging population in america today. he's been a leader in many different legislative initiatives. herb cole is a fine man, a wonderful human being, i so admire a
senator kohl is also passionate about education. he founded the herb kohl educational achievement award program which provides grants and scholarships to seniors and teachers in schools across wisconsin. he donated $25 million to the university of michigan to build a state-of-the-art facility, the kohl center. since elected in 1988, herb kohl has been a champion for public education fighting to give students the tools they need to succeed in the modern workforce. he's made fighting crime in...
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it turns out the average student owes $25,000 when they finish their education. it's about the same here in the united states. but the repayment rate is much better and they don't have the default problems that we have here. >> steve: well, it is an interesting concept. i know you'll propose it with the new legislature that convenes in january. tom petry, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> steve: exactly 20 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, thousands of people about to lose their houses because the government wants to regulate rain. not kidding. then, this guy put his name up for sale on the internet and this morning the winning bid is in. he is here live to reveal his new name. you'll hear it first right here on "fox & friends". hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose.
it turns out the average student owes $25,000 when they finish their education. it's about the same here in the united states. but the repayment rate is much better and they don't have the default problems that we have here. >> steve: well, it is an interesting concept. i know you'll propose it with the new legislature that convenes in january. tom petry, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> steve: exactly 20 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, thousands of people...
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you know, 40 -- as those guests very well-educated guests said, in your last segment, 40% of all gun sales are not subject to background checks in our country. so, you at the top of the show, piers, talked about how many federally licensed firearm dealers there are. that only represents 60% of gun sales where there's background checks. so, 40%. keeping a gun out of the hand of a convicted felon, out of a convicted domestic abuser, out of somebody that's dangerous, mentally ill, has nothing to do with the second amendment. i would hope that mr. gottlieb would agree. my hope is that we can find a middle ground together. we can come to sensible solutions, like background checks. and maybe have the civil discourse that's going to be necessary to solve this problem. that the overwhelming majority of americans want to have. >> mr. gottlieb, let me ask you this. would you genuinely believe that if everybody had been armed in the shopping mall, this would have prevented the shooter from killing anybody? and would you encourage people to go to shopping malls in america tomorrow, to go armed?
you know, 40 -- as those guests very well-educated guests said, in your last segment, 40% of all gun sales are not subject to background checks in our country. so, you at the top of the show, piers, talked about how many federally licensed firearm dealers there are. that only represents 60% of gun sales where there's background checks. so, 40%. keeping a gun out of the hand of a convicted felon, out of a convicted domestic abuser, out of somebody that's dangerous, mentally ill, has nothing to...
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turns out several republican governors had said we want to change the rules so we get more education to work permanently and it'll be more effective. nothing about welfare without work requirement. >> yeah. i think it was a couple republican governors. this was a minor thing they wanted waivers from the administration. the administration said they might be willing to give them if they came up with good plans. and the ad -- what was so misleading about the ad was the implication that obama had this plan. the implication was obama had this plan that would undo the welfare from the '90s. they might give waivers to a good plan in the states presented. but there was no sweeping plan. so there was a grain of truth to it but the basic overall message was wildly misleading. >> let's face it, made the president look like he was in favor of the people who are welfare cheats basically. i want to give them something free, right? >> of course that would be a great position for him to have in an election year. >> also separated him from clinton which was smart, i guess. the other entry that got to
turns out several republican governors had said we want to change the rules so we get more education to work permanently and it'll be more effective. nothing about welfare without work requirement. >> yeah. i think it was a couple republican governors. this was a minor thing they wanted waivers from the administration. the administration said they might be willing to give them if they came up with good plans. and the ad -- what was so misleading about the ad was the implication that obama...
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no other country can match the quality and variety of our post-secondary education. we have the broadest scientific and technological base and the most advanced agricultural system. our population is younger and more mobile than most other industrialized nations. we still can flourish in this global marketplace if we nurture the competitive genius of the american people that has allowed us time and time again to reinvent our economy. but we must deal with failures of governance that have delayed resolutions to obvious problems. no rational strategy for our long-term growth and security should fail to restrain current entitlement spending. and no attempt to gain the maximum strategic advantage from our human resource potential should fail to enact comprehensive immigration reform. that resolves the status of undocumented immigrants and encourages the most talented immigrants to contribute to america's future. faced with immense responsibilities, there is a need to elevate our senate debate. it is vital that the president and congress establish a closer working relatio
no other country can match the quality and variety of our post-secondary education. we have the broadest scientific and technological base and the most advanced agricultural system. our population is younger and more mobile than most other industrialized nations. we still can flourish in this global marketplace if we nurture the competitive genius of the american people that has allowed us time and time again to reinvent our economy. but we must deal with failures of governance that have...
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work force education. >> jon: yeah, i'm going to guess that's not really educating workers, is it? >> it's the opposite! if your business needs cheap workers to pull long hours, michigan will turn its schools into factories! no more recess, kids, now it's a five-minute smoke break then back to the metal-stamp magazine! newspaper. >> nice try. but indiana has the pension acceleration act. >> jon: for god's sake what are you euthanizing workers when they hit retirement age? >> come on! isn't that brilliant? >> yeah, well we will build you a pit where you can throw your payroll and watch workers fight over it for your amusement armed only with the bones of the fortunate dead. >> jon: oh, for god's sake, what is that called? >> that is the incentive-based compensation bill. governor snyder says he's ready to sign it. >> jon: . >> son of a bitch! >> who's the dingleberry now, jones, huh? >> jon: guys! these measures are creative but they don't create jobs. you're just trying to poach jobs from neighboring states by selling out your own workers. it's a race to the bottom. >> but whoever
work force education. >> jon: yeah, i'm going to guess that's not really educating workers, is it? >> it's the opposite! if your business needs cheap workers to pull long hours, michigan will turn its schools into factories! no more recess, kids, now it's a five-minute smoke break then back to the metal-stamp magazine! newspaper. >> nice try. but indiana has the pension acceleration act. >> jon: for god's sake what are you euthanizing workers when they hit retirement...
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now, i have to be educated, and that's what we try to do, is educate the kids that, listen, you want to try this stuff? you want to try this stuff and have a mustache, girls r and talk like a guy? guys, you want to play at the next level because you mite get by in high school, but they'll nab you in college. why would you risk that if this is your real goal? again, i go back to educating them. i mean, who -- who is to say if i was a player back then, and i thought, well, this gives me an edge and everything else, i wouldn't do it. i hear about it all the time in different sports. they do it to have a great year, low and behold, huh, it's the last year of the contract, and next year, they sign a big one, and they go right not toilet because they get off of it. i think it is a detouring factors for high schools. >> i thank you. i now recognize the ranking member for his questions. >> i want to follow-up on chairman's questions. first of all, i want to thank you. you said you're 70 years old? >> right. >> there's so many things you could be doing, but you decided to touch the future, an
now, i have to be educated, and that's what we try to do, is educate the kids that, listen, you want to try this stuff? you want to try this stuff and have a mustache, girls r and talk like a guy? guys, you want to play at the next level because you mite get by in high school, but they'll nab you in college. why would you risk that if this is your real goal? again, i go back to educating them. i mean, who -- who is to say if i was a player back then, and i thought, well, this gives me an edge...
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no other country can match theur quality and variety of our poste secondary education. a we have the broadest scientific and technological base and the. most advanced agricultural yound system. our population is younger andstz more mobile than most other can industrialized nations. we still i can flourish in this global marketplace if we nurtured the competitive geniusd of the american people that haso allowed us, time and time againl to reinvent our economy.s but we must deal with failures of governments that have delayed resolutions to the obviousional problems. ec rational strategy for our s long-term growth and security should fail to restrain current entitlement attempt to gain the maximum resp strategic a vantage from our human resource potential shouldi fail to enact comprehensive immigration reform, but resolvea the status of undocumented most immigrants and encourage the most talented immigrants to americ contribute to america's future. faced with immense responsibility, there is a need to elevate our senate debate.nt it is vital that the president and congress
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lynn woolsey worked to ensure kids had access at every education -- every education opportunity and a well-rounded curriculum to meet their social and emotional needs. american families have benefited from lynn woolsey's fierced a vow casey. harsh, spirited. that's our advocate, lynn. i will miss here contributions on the education committee for the years to come. she's fought tirelessly to protect the environment. most especially in the sonoma coast of san francisco bay and hopefully the president will follow her lead and designate further protections of our ocean and marine habitat in that area of our precious coast. i am very grateful for the members for the work they have done for america's middle class and the struggles -- those who struggle to join our middle class. the work they have done on behalf of their constituents and on behalf of the citizens of this country. they all came here to achieve accomplishments, to achieve success on behalf of their constituents, on behalf of this country, and they've succeeded. and i want to thank them so very much for their service, for their
lynn woolsey worked to ensure kids had access at every education -- every education opportunity and a well-rounded curriculum to meet their social and emotional needs. american families have benefited from lynn woolsey's fierced a vow casey. harsh, spirited. that's our advocate, lynn. i will miss here contributions on the education committee for the years to come. she's fought tirelessly to protect the environment. most especially in the sonoma coast of san francisco bay and hopefully the...
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that's why the president has also in his proposal the commitment to infrastructure and education and the rest which create jobs and build our future. what else -- what are we waiting for? what other information, is there a dove that's going to fly in with a message tied to its leg in what is it they are waiting to find out before they can make a decision? that will give -- to make a decision that will give confidence to our consumers as well as confidence to the markets. i think the markets know we have to reach an agreement and that's why they've continued to be strong. let's hope it will be soon. now somebody asked me a question and i deferred, was it jill? probably didn't come back. >> what's the interpretation from the conversation with president obecause mark we know you've had a few, as far as the state of the negotiations are? >> you wouldn't expect me to share that with you now would you? >> just your perception. >> something i said all along is we need to have a solution. we will have a solution but it has to be a solution that is there and works for the american people and
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it's a consumer education awareness. if there's no demand there's no supply. we all need to come together. >> phillippe, what can we do, just as normal folks, everyday people if we want to stop something like this? >> well, as i said, it's a big consumer issue. what will surprise many people to know is that the united states is probably the second largest destination for illegal wildlife products, tigers, ivory, rhino horn. in many cases there are even websites here in the united states that cater, fashion websites, antique websites that cater to the illegal ivory trade, for example. lots of rhino horn here in los angeles. it's an issue of law enforcement, increased efforts in law enforcement and secretary clinton has said this is a major national security issue and also individuals understanding that they shouldn't be purchasing these items. >> yeah. these pictures are really kind of disturbing there. i understand it's quite brutal how they do that. give us a sense -- >> it's horrific. oftentimes they don't kill the animals. they sedate them and have high-pow
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i think it is so important that the younger people be educated and it really opened his eyes to see what the real world was like and he was going to come back and report it to his history class today in high school. >> stephanie: wow. >> caller: i just think it is so great. i think we need more of that. we need more education out there as to how good unions are. >> stephanie: you have a -- obviously a proud history in michigan and now you know what else, you have, a $100 gift code! flowers gift code. >> you're the best call of the day, carol. >> stephanie: and you're union and you're from michigan. hang on. >> wow! >> travis will get your info. >> stephanie: for the perfect holiday gift, go to proflowers.com, enter the promo code stephanie. there you go. okay. tony in north carolina. hey, tony, welcome. >> how you doing stephanie? >> stephanie: good, go ahead. >> caller: this president needs to start acting like ronald reagan -- i know who ronald reagan is supposed to be but who is tip o'neil supposed to be? definitely not the speaker and this speaker is scared of fox news. he's scared o
i think it is so important that the younger people be educated and it really opened his eyes to see what the real world was like and he was going to come back and report it to his history class today in high school. >> stephanie: wow. >> caller: i just think it is so great. i think we need more of that. we need more education out there as to how good unions are. >> stephanie: you have a -- obviously a proud history in michigan and now you know what else, you have, a $100 gift...
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kennedy was a premiere educator whose commitment to education knew no bounds. dr. kennedy was a member of delta sigma theta sore record incorporated and was president from 1988 to 1992. she served on the board of association of higher education, alabama's junior miss, a trustee for miles college and she was a longstanding member of the christian methodist episcopal church. she was youth director of the board of christian education southeastern alabama conference. now, i know that my generation owes dr. kennedy a debt of gratitude. i know that my generation stands on the shoulders of the trailblazers of dr. kennedy. i know her light guided me to become the first alabama african-american congresswoman. she left an imprint on alabama and across this nation and her legacy will live on. it is indeed a great privilege and honor that i have today to regular her legacy and contribution of dr. yvonne kennedy with this tribute on the floor of the house of representatives. let her life stand as a testament to the courage and strength of one individual's ability to shape the l
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>> how about lack the education? the school system used to be number one is now 49th in the country and taxes another reason for it, cost of living another reason for it and no vision into the future that's going to get better and somebody said in california the houses are free. and the weather is what costs you money. and people came to a point saying, hey, maybe the weather isn't worth the money anymore and as companies leave, about 17 a month, stuart, are leaving the state of california, but it's not just the companies moving. when they leave, they take the work force with them to the state that they move to. >> yeah, that's a good question. and we know that the raw number is 100,000, net migrating out of california. do you know who those people are? i mean, you've got an extra 100,000 leaving. i don't know who those people are. >> well, those people are actually the people who used to be here in california and made a living, paid taxes and what have you. it's the tax base that's leaving the state of california an
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that can only be dealt with larger issues are education and training. and then sometimes they're talking about skill gaps where there's just not a strong enough connection between how we do worker training and the skills that are actually opened in particular areas. and all three of those are important skill gap were still issues, but they did not take with them the exact same policy solutions. and as we move forward, places like cap and others can help all of us by helping to define these issues and defined which policies address them. and i would suggest would be strongest when we have a larger skills compact. i think, many people come to silicon valley to silicon valley of talk is about the need for high skills immigration. and i agree. i think we do need to do more on -- the president agrees, but not just of a larger copperheads of immigration strategy, but one component of a larger skills strategy which also talks about how we can increase the number of skilled workers coming from our country, from u.s. schools, from u.s. work force. together, that
that can only be dealt with larger issues are education and training. and then sometimes they're talking about skill gaps where there's just not a strong enough connection between how we do worker training and the skills that are actually opened in particular areas. and all three of those are important skill gap were still issues, but they did not take with them the exact same policy solutions. and as we move forward, places like cap and others can help all of us by helping to define these...
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we have the best patent laws, the best education system, especially in higher education, and we have the best opportunity for economic growth. let's take advantage of that and focus on the positive side of what we need to grow instead of teetering on the edge of the negativity that draws us apart. host: carole in annapolis, maryland, a democrat. caller: hi. i live in connecticut 20 years. guest: god bless you. caller: i loved it, but recently moved to maryland. there are two oaths of office. i'm an active member of three and took a pledge of allegiance to the united states of america. every child in this country takes a pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands and so on. every congressman and congresswoman that takes a pledge, something like i asked solemnly swear or affirm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies and so on. then i will have allegiance to the same that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will faithf
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. >> is our education system outdated? >> no. >> our union advocacy, is that outdated, how they go about fighting for it? i don't know. that question was put on the table. whether factories are shut, that means jobs have left. if you look at wages enjoyed by workers in right-to-work states, i think it should be put on the table. where do they fare? i have not done the analysis so it's hard to say. >> it's a question, though, willie, whether you want the job or not. >> right. >> i asked bob riley, i've said this 1,000 times, it seems extraordinarily important if you're a union member in the northeast, and like me, you want your factories running again. i asked bob riley, i don't understand, why did mercedes go to tuscaloosa county, alabama, instead of filling up the factories in connecticut? 15 minutes away from yale. or in rhode island. 20 minutes away from brown. i mean, right by some of the most highly trained, brilliant minds in the world. that's easy. the work force rules are so insane there, there's no way that merced
. >> is our education system outdated? >> no. >> our union advocacy, is that outdated, how they go about fighting for it? i don't know. that question was put on the table. whether factories are shut, that means jobs have left. if you look at wages enjoyed by workers in right-to-work states, i think it should be put on the table. where do they fare? i have not done the analysis so it's hard to say. >> it's a question, though, willie, whether you want the job or not....
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>> seven. >> brian: this is almost two college educations. people still -- >> steve: or one really long one. >> brian: one plus graduate school. >> so much happened to awful us. we've had babies, marriage, new kidneys. >> brian: with each other? you have had no kidneys? >> no. >> gretchen: if you read tina fey's book, she thought the show would never succeed. let's look at a clip. >> i'm not getting married today, i might as well stuff my face. >> listen, i didn't mean to steal your thunder. >> my whole life is thunder! sure. >> i just found out that i won this woman in entertainment award. >> first you get married, now you're winning an award! these are my things. >> steve: i am gog miss jenna. >> me, too. you can not do anything that over the top anywhere else but there. we created our own level of farcecal world there. so we're going to miss it terribly. >> brian: i think you're leaving a lot in the locker room. alec baldwin indicated that. don't you feel like you still have more left to tell? >> i think the writing has always been the mai
>> seven. >> brian: this is almost two college educations. people still -- >> steve: or one really long one. >> brian: one plus graduate school. >> so much happened to awful us. we've had babies, marriage, new kidneys. >> brian: with each other? you have had no kidneys? >> no. >> gretchen: if you read tina fey's book, she thought the show would never succeed. let's look at a clip. >> i'm not getting married today, i might as well stuff my...
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education is the key. it is the vehicle. it's the way in which we evolve.[ music ] every journey is different every possibility is unique. but the beginning, the beginning is my craft. i'm an ordinary person striving to achieve extraordinary things. it started with a dream and i'm on my way there. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] [ music ] >> broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> bill: >> bill: rick snyder from michigan has declared war on working families, and working families have to fight back. what do you say? good morning everybody. it's a wednesday morning december 12th. so good to see you today. welcome, welcome to the "full-court press." coming to you life across this great land of ours from our studio on capitol hill in washington. d.c. great to see you today. we are also live on our -- your local progressive talk radio station and, of course on sirius xm this hour only in addition to current tv. we have a lot to talk about today. yes, in michigan, it is war. governor sny
education is the key. it is the vehicle. it's the way in which we evolve.[ music ] every journey is different every possibility is unique. but the beginning, the beginning is my craft. i'm an ordinary person striving to achieve extraordinary things. it started with a dream and i'm on my way there. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] [ music ] >> broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> bill: >> bill: rick snyder from michigan...
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we've got to have better education. we've got to have profit sharing. we have to have productivity sharing. we've got to have arrangements that while not counteracting globalization, nevertheless counteract the effects of globalization and make sure the middle class is safe. without that union voice, the new class has become less and less secure. >> eliot: of course, as we all have learned over the past number of years, one of the critical elements of politics is the phrasing you use to describe an issue or problem saying these are right-to-work laws is a misnomer. first point you made, this has nothing to do with the right to work. who can be off owessed to the right to work. this is about creating a freeloader problem that you described. explain once again what this really goes to the heart of. >> the heart of the matter is, to have a union, you have got to have benefits that go to everybody who is working at a particular plant in a particular company. the only way that a union can afford to maintain its bargaining position and its bargaining power is
we've got to have better education. we've got to have profit sharing. we have to have productivity sharing. we've got to have arrangements that while not counteracting globalization, nevertheless counteract the effects of globalization and make sure the middle class is safe. without that union voice, the new class has become less and less secure. >> eliot: of course, as we all have learned over the past number of years, one of the critical elements of politics is the phrasing you use to...
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there are enormous educational applications that are being developed right now. in fact several states are mandating or changing their rules and piloting tablet computers in the classroom. so there are all of these educational opportunities. some of them may need to have... may need to have some information. for example, an app like star-walk which is a really amazing application. as a parent when a child looks up at the sky at night and says, dad, what is that? i have an app on my device right now called star-walk that allows me to hold up my screen to the sky and it superimposes the stars exactly where i am at the time i'm at. i can say, well, honey, that's this galaxy. by the way, since you asked, hey, that's a gas giant. what does that mean? and yet to do that, i needed to know location. i needed to know what kind of device i was on. and so i needed to collect some information before i could actually show an amazing tool that allows parents to just grab ahold of an opportunity to engage with their kids that doesn't exist. so while i agree with protection, i t
there are enormous educational applications that are being developed right now. in fact several states are mandating or changing their rules and piloting tablet computers in the classroom. so there are all of these educational opportunities. some of them may need to have... may need to have some information. for example, an app like star-walk which is a really amazing application. as a parent when a child looks up at the sky at night and says, dad, what is that? i have an app on my device right...
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there will be additional funds into higher education. the effort is to bring down those tuition costs. they have been escalating in virginia like in every other state. we are honored to have a great higher education system but the schools are becoming unaffordable for residents. once again, the public-private solution was in place. but the governor told college presidents -- ok, the state will put in additional money, but you have to cut costs every allocate up to a percentage of what you are getting back into students and schools. it was about 7.3%. they were very concerned with pope was gone on in d.c. we will be disproportionately impacted in virginia by what will inevitably have to occur and that is cut. we are connected to d.c. we have a huge defense sector in virginia. we know that. there are estimates out there of a jobless -- job loss of over 150,000 jobs potentially as a result the sequestration. we are putting into place measures to address that. last year, the but -- the governor created a federal action contingency trust fund
there will be additional funds into higher education. the effort is to bring down those tuition costs. they have been escalating in virginia like in every other state. we are honored to have a great higher education system but the schools are becoming unaffordable for residents. once again, the public-private solution was in place. but the governor told college presidents -- ok, the state will put in additional money, but you have to cut costs every allocate up to a percentage of what you are...
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education, this thing called college. wherever you studied, whatever you went, whatever you did there at any price is good and that is dangerous. melissa: money is available anyone feels like they can go out and get a loan. they're really worried about choosing a college based on price. choose it based on everything else. that is nice in a world where college is free but it's not. >> you're not helping students if you give everybody th subsidies the colleges over t years are good at pocketing that, raising tuition prices. this is one market where it has grown, the prices have grown faster than health care. not just faster than inflation but runaway costs. >> you really belie that is true? i say that to ople all the time. all it is doing is driving up price of colleg people can afford it. market will bear it. colleges know the money is out there. students can bear f we clam down on student loan debt would fewer people go to college because money wasn't available or would colles lower theirrices? they wouldn't do that? >> a
education, this thing called college. wherever you studied, whatever you went, whatever you did there at any price is good and that is dangerous. melissa: money is available anyone feels like they can go out and get a loan. they're really worried about choosing a college based on price. choose it based on everything else. that is nice in a world where college is free but it's not. >> you're not helping students if you give everybody th subsidies the colleges over t years are good at...
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the education of our children. for the safety of our neighborhoods. this is just asking them to pay a little bit more while they continue to get the same tax cuts that everyone does. 100% of the american people get a tax cut, the upper 2% are asked to pay a little bit more. so i thank the speaker for finally at least uttering the words on the floor of the house about what is -- what the decisions are that need to be made. again, we committed to the cut. we acted upon the entitlements. the president has more in his budget. all of this would be a down payment for as we go rward into the next session of congress to talk about tax simplification and fairness, how we can have lower rates while plugging up loopholes and having a tax code that is -- encourages growth in our country. but that's along the scussion. as we address the issue of how we strengthen our entitlements, not by diminishing benefits but by getting more for what we are spending. so social security, any changes in social security should be left to strengthen social security. if it's medicar
the education of our children. for the safety of our neighborhoods. this is just asking them to pay a little bit more while they continue to get the same tax cuts that everyone does. 100% of the american people get a tax cut, the upper 2% are asked to pay a little bit more. so i thank the speaker for finally at least uttering the words on the floor of the house about what is -- what the decisions are that need to be made. again, we committed to the cut. we acted upon the entitlements. the...
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meanwhile the department of education is giving michigan students he some very poor grades. it says 72% of public school eighth graders are not proficient in reading and 69% are not proficient in math. math is at the center of our next story. democrats are claiming they have already voted to take a trillion-dollar bite out of the budget deficit through spending cuts. tonight, correspondent doug mckelway tells us whether that claim really adds up. >> we're still waiting for the white house to identify what spending cuts the president is willing to make. >> yet again today, republicans asked where is the democrats' end of the bargain. they accused democrats of ignoring the spending side of the negotiations. accusation democrats object. >> the president signed into law a million trillion dollars spending cuts. >> spending cuts we have already made. >> the democrats have already voted for over a trillion dollars in cuts in spending. >> but are those cuts real? this cbo letter from speaker boehner from july of 2011 confirms that democrats agreed to reduced budget deficit by $915
meanwhile the department of education is giving michigan students he some very poor grades. it says 72% of public school eighth graders are not proficient in reading and 69% are not proficient in math. math is at the center of our next story. democrats are claiming they have already voted to take a trillion-dollar bite out of the budget deficit through spending cuts. tonight, correspondent doug mckelway tells us whether that claim really adds up. >> we're still waiting for the white house...
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education, would be the impact of sequestration on education do you think? >> guest: most education spending is paid for by state and local governments. the part paid for by the federal government would be that it's very hard. so there it be to need because of less grants in aid by the federal government to the states, less money for teachers and school server in advantaged student. there'd be less money for special education for kids with handicaps or disabilities. there'd be less funny for a variety of things of that sort. >> host: james capretta, i know you think the cuts are too deep, but where can you cut across her education? >> guest: i'm not sure i would use the word two d. i think they are indiscriminate. there's a lot of room to cut the budget. there's been a relatively modest cut already offloaded very high base. there's a very large run-up on this portion of the budget over the last 12 years. 2,002,002, the real increase in spending at domestic appropriations was 40%. there's been a steady rise including education, health care, infrastructure acr
education, would be the impact of sequestration on education do you think? >> guest: most education spending is paid for by state and local governments. the part paid for by the federal government would be that it's very hard. so there it be to need because of less grants in aid by the federal government to the states, less money for teachers and school server in advantaged student. there'd be less money for special education for kids with handicaps or disabilities. there'd be less funny...
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and for education. those -- if government does that, and then create some degree of certainty with respect to --just tell us what it's going to be we can plan around it, with respect to health care costs and energy costs. and then i think you'll create the conditions under which businesses in the united states will be able to create a kind of a renaissance of american competitiveness. >> i think that's a brilliant agenda. i think we all agree that as that distinguished alumnuffs harvard said 50 years ago, washington is a town imbued with northern charm and southern efficiency. i don't think that has changed. i think, let's assume we go through the fiscal cliff, and i want to ask susan about this first. immigration, corporate tax reform, and investments. immigration, you are not going to do just the dream act, you either do comprehensive immigration or you don't. we have learned, we had a chance to do it, george bush, john mccain, ted ken dirks both wings came and decide they had were going to sabotage i
and for education. those -- if government does that, and then create some degree of certainty with respect to --just tell us what it's going to be we can plan around it, with respect to health care costs and energy costs. and then i think you'll create the conditions under which businesses in the united states will be able to create a kind of a renaissance of american competitiveness. >> i think that's a brilliant agenda. i think we all agree that as that distinguished alumnuffs harvard...
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, and educate their children. these rights are reasonable and should be enforced. >> reverend jackson, you and i have known each other a long time. did you ever think you would be in michigan leading a protest against right to work? >> i really did not. i think that the tea party has 150-year-old roots between what is -- the right it organize, collective bargaining and states rights. i never thought it would go this far north, and, yet, these workers in this state must fight back and draw a line in the sand. that's why i'm going to address a major one-day strike, maybe a one-day march on washington for massive and action to bring about the ship in the flow of the wind. >> reverend jesse jackson, bob king from the united autoworkers. thank you very much. i know it's a cold day. thanks for joining us from michigan. >> thank you. >>> and let's make a deal. can president obama and the speaker get it done? we'll ask our experts coming up next. plus, the latest intelligence on syria's chemical weapons stockpile from def
, and educate their children. these rights are reasonable and should be enforced. >> reverend jackson, you and i have known each other a long time. did you ever think you would be in michigan leading a protest against right to work? >> i really did not. i think that the tea party has 150-year-old roots between what is -- the right it organize, collective bargaining and states rights. i never thought it would go this far north, and, yet, these workers in this state must fight back...
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she's on a mission to transform education. now john legend is on the left, deborah kenny on the right, in case you were confused. they're working together. they're with us next on,,,,,,,,, ♪ >>> i see john legend's fingerprints all over that. the song "we rise" written by nine-time grammy winner, that would be john legend. he also inspired the title of deborah kennykenny's memoir "bo rise." the story of one of the most influential educators. now john is donating tens of thousands of copies of the book to america's teachers for the holidays. nice, welcome to you two. >> good morning. >> john, i know you know a good book when you see one. i also know you're a cheerleader for deborah kenny and what she does at the harlem academy. education a really personal thing for you. how come? >> i know it meant a lot it me and still means a lot it me that i was able to get a good education. and i know that too many kids in this country aren't able to get one. for this country to believe in the american dream, to believe in opportunities f
she's on a mission to transform education. now john legend is on the left, deborah kenny on the right, in case you were confused. they're working together. they're with us next on,,,,,,,,, ♪ >>> i see john legend's fingerprints all over that. the song "we rise" written by nine-time grammy winner, that would be john legend. he also inspired the title of deborah kennykenny's memoir "bo rise." the story of one of the most influential educators. now john is donating...
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the education of our children. for the safety of our neighborhoods. this is just asking them to pay a little bit more while they continue to get the same tax cuts that everyone does. 100% of the american people get a tax cut, the upper 2% are asked to pay a little bit more. so i thank the speaker for finally at least uttering the words on the floor of the house about what is -- what the decisions are that need to be made. again, we committed to the cut. we acted upon the entitlements. the president has more in his budget. all of this would be a down payment for as we go forward into the next session of congress to talk about tax simplification and fairness, how we can have lower rates while plugging up loopholes and having a tax code that is -- encourages growth in our country. but that's along the discussion. as we address the issue of how we strengthen our entitlements, not by diminishing benefits but by getting more for what we are spending. so social security, any changes in social security should be left to strengthen social security. if it's med
the education of our children. for the safety of our neighborhoods. this is just asking them to pay a little bit more while they continue to get the same tax cuts that everyone does. 100% of the american people get a tax cut, the upper 2% are asked to pay a little bit more. so i thank the speaker for finally at least uttering the words on the floor of the house about what is -- what the decisions are that need to be made. again, we committed to the cut. we acted upon the entitlements. the...
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the state bar of education is ordering the cannes film school district to fire a volunteer group was offered overseas a proper program. the volunteers ahead of the program for the past 30 years and the state apartments is due to a lot to state law the only district can see meal service. the district is in the letter back to the state lay out its current program. the matter will be discussed at a board meeting later on today. after 144 years the university of california has in the logo. the original logo was designed in 1868 in is inscribed the words let there be light. university officials say the new seal is more simple and contemporary it will appear on the school's marketing materials the web sites. not everyone is happy with the logo there is on my position with roughly 40,000 signatures and faced a page dedicated to getting rid of the new logo. more than 5000 people are joining that page. >> of menlo park officials say they're close to choosing a new police chief but will need the state's ok to hang on to the interim chief a few more months. today the city council is considered
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it focuses on education and gives scholarships for youth kids. >>> 7:55. sal is here. you know what's happening on the roads. sal? >> that's right, you know, dave and tori, the traffic is actually going to be a little bit better than it was. still pretty slow. we're gonna go to the toll plaza. yesterday, we had such a bad day. people were complaining pretty loud. today it's backed up to the maze. it's not going any farther than that. about a 25 to 30-minute delay. yesterday was almost an hour for some people. let's take a look at interstate 880. northbound 880 traffic is busy as you pass the coliseum. that's a change from last time. we're seeing some stop-and-go traffic here. i want to mention the car fire. it was a van on fire. if you are trying to catch a flight, get on the road early. 1011 a mess through san bruno -- 101 is a mess through san bruno. and northbound 280 at race street, there is a -- a crash on the cole -- shoulder. >>> let's go to steve. >> a lot of fog out there kind of sneaking its way around. disappears, shows up. numerous reports. that is spooky f
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welfare and hawaii office of education and opportunity. he won election to the senate in 199o. as chairman of the indian affairs committee dan has been an advocate for native americans. he has taught us all about history, history of hawaii and its native communities as well as issues facing indigenous hawaiians today. senator akaka is a descendent of native hawaiians. he's 75% hawaiian. he has hawaiians on both sides of his family and he's very, very proud of his heritage. dan was the first native hawaiian in the senate and the first native in the chair to -- he is a deeply devout man. his mother was really a soft touch. anyone coming by with a sad story, she would invite them in. sometimes her hos parliamentary inquiry tallty -- her hospitality only allowed her to give them something to drink. his family was poor growing up but dan was able to work through this. even if his mother spent the grocery money for the month, strangers were always welcome to her table. a friend of dan's brother came to hawaii for a very brief period of time from
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. >> it focuses on art education for at risk utah and also pro -- at risk youth and also provides scholarships for inner city kids. >>> it will reduce parking spots and add some greenery to the two block section of hide street to jones street. construction begins on january 2nd and should be finished in time for the america's cup in july. >>> we want to go over to sal because there is a road closed to san francisco. >> that's right, daily city is closed because of this rescue here and it looks like police are on the scene. news chopper 2 shows pictures of a car going over the side and we will tell you more about this coming up in the morning news and you can tell southbound skyline boulevard on daily city is shut down and we will have news crews there moving along as well. now let's go back to the desk. >>> a teenage boy was stabbed over the weekend in the south bay. why this crime hasaan hose police -- has san jose police doing some damage control. >> also, you may want to know why you should keep an eye on the water the next few days.
. >> it focuses on art education for at risk utah and also pro -- at risk youth and also provides scholarships for inner city kids. >>> it will reduce parking spots and add some greenery to the two block section of hide street to jones street. construction begins on january 2nd and should be finished in time for the america's cup in july. >>> we want to go over to sal because there is a road closed to san francisco. >> that's right, daily city is closed because of...
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. >>> major gift for undocumented students struggling to afford a uc berkeley education. >> reporter: we're talking more than a million dollars just for starters, going to be the largest scholarship finance for undocumented students in the in the united states. we are told 200 of the 26,000 undergrads, 10,000 graduates are going to be helped by the dreamer's fund as it is called. it will begin with a million dollar gift from the evelyn and walter haas foundation. these students are not eligible for grants or loans. the chancellor is behind it and so are students we talked to. >> i think it is a good idea. everyone should have an opportunity to go to school where they please. i feel like berkeley is a really good school. they should have those those funds. >> reporter: scholarships begin next fall, another gift of $300,000 from elise haas will support a new resource center for undock ed students here. much mover coming up in one -- hour and complete story tonight on the evening news from leann melendez, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> in morning we hope to learn the identity of the ped
. >>> major gift for undocumented students struggling to afford a uc berkeley education. >> reporter: we're talking more than a million dollars just for starters, going to be the largest scholarship finance for undocumented students in the in the united states. we are told 200 of the 26,000 undergrads, 10,000 graduates are going to be helped by the dreamer's fund as it is called. it will begin with a million dollar gift from the evelyn and walter haas foundation. these students...